Friends To The End

Historical marker location:

219 East Woodlawn Street, Clinton, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from East Woodlawn Street east of North Monroe Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2008

Looking for Lincoln

Illinois was part of the French colonial empire, and the city of Cahokia, located near present-day Collinsville, was one of the largest pre-Columbian cities in North America. At its peak, around 1250 CE, Cahokia had a population of around 20,000 people.